Up for sale is another set of mandolin plates.  Sitka spruce and eastern curly maple.  Top is 3-piece, back is 2-piece. Back has black veneer line glued in.   All plates cut by CNC using excellent files that I made with some great digital marine architects.  Slight discount with this set, as there is a small blemish in the wood.  Wood is still structural but it is noticeable and not triple A grade clear wood.  Discounted price on this, for those who do not care, who will be staining or are just starting out, etc.  See my other items for non-blem sets at a higher price, if available.  Perfectly clear AAA grade plates actually cost a fair bit more- I just like to offer discounted sets here, but please inquire if you are looking for something else.

I have been a professional luthier for 29 years now, carved over 100 plates by hand and about 10 years ago my arm was experiencing the nerve pains associated with repeat stress syndrome - I had realized I was overusing in a certain way and started having Roger Siminoff pre-carve mandolin plates for me and then he retired. So a friend who had a CNC started milling plates for me once I had a file made (which took a year and had many revisions) and then I got my own CNC and learned the engineering and programming aspect of that, which brings us to present time.  So every so often I offer a mandola or mandolin kit for sale and people also can send me their own wood, please message for custom work.   I often make mandola with 16 or 17 inch scale length with this plate.  The final pass on these surfaces is such that it's ready for 180-220 grit sandpaper.  The spruce always needs more sanding/scraping than the maple, but expect do some work. ha!